After a 3 days cultural and birding travel in the Ciudad Real province, we want to be grateful to the Smith family about these lucky and pleasant days. All of us enjoyed the good weather, the stunning landscapes of La Mancha and its best red wines.

Red Deers in the Cabaneros National Park

The list of birds, the pearl of our trip, includes Little Bittern, Black-Crowned Night Heron, Great Egret, Purple Heron, Black Stork, Griffon Vulture, Black Vulture, Spanish Imperial Eagle, Short-Toed Eagle, Marsh Harrier, Whiskered Tern, European Bee-Eater, Calandra Lark, Crag Martin, Black Wheatear, Blue Rock-Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Savi’s Warbler, Long-Tailed Tit, Short-Toed Tree-Creeper, Woodchat Shrike, Gray Shrike, Golden Oriole, Jay, Azur-Winged Magpie, Spanish Sparrow, Serin and Rock Bunting.

European Bee-Eater

We’ll always remember the incredible views of the Golden Oriole and the Blue Rock Thrush in the mediterranean forests of Sierra Morena, the dramatic dusk in Cabaneros and all the good times we spent together.

Dusk in Cabaneros

Thanks a lot and looking forward to seeing you again and soon in La Mancha fields.